Christine Nairn

Christine Nairn

Nine Penn State athletes, coaches and teams have been nominated for the Sixth Annual BTN Awards Show, which airs at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. Mike Hall will host the half-hour show. The announcement of two prestigious Big Ten Conference awards for the best female student-athlete and the best male student-athlete will highlight the evening's festivities. The show also will feature interviews with selected award winners, both coaches and players.

Penn State women's soccer head coach Erica Walsh has been named Soccer America National Coach of the Year, announced on Tuesday morning (Jan. 15) . Walsh becomes the third ever National Coach of the Year in program history. Pat Farmer was named NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 1999 while Paula Wilkins won the same award in 2005.

Joining Walsh on the awards slate was senior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.), who was named a First Team All-American by Soccer America, and Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.). Additionally, freshmen Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) and Mallory Weber (Novi, Mich.) have been named to the freshmen team.

Penn State women's soccer senior Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) will be in St. Louis on Friday (Jan. 11) evening for the presentation of the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the most outstanding soccer player of the year. Nairn is one of three finalists along with North Carolina's Crystal Dunn and Virginia's Caroline Miller.

Penn State senior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) has been named a Finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the NSCAA announced on Thursday (Dec. 6) afternoon. Nairn is one of three finalists, joining Virginia's Caroline Miller and North Carolina's Crystal Dunn.

A total of five players from the NCAA Finalist Penn State Women's Soccer team (21-4-2) have been named to NSCAA Great Lakes All-Region teams. Junior Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.), senior Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) and sophomore Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.) were named first teamers. Goalkeeper Erin McNulty (Winnipeg, Manitoba) was named to the second team while freshman Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) was a third team selection.

For the second time in her career as head coach of the Penn State women's soccer program, Erica Walsh has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year the conference office announced on Wednesday (Oct. 31) morning. Joining Walsh on the major award list is junior Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.), who was named Forward of the Year; senior Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.), earning Midfielder of the Year; sophomore Whitney Church (Ashburn, Va.), being named Defender of the Year; and freshman Raquel Rodriguez (San Jose Costa, Rica), who earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year, a unanimous selection.

The fourth-ranked Penn State women's soccer team (15-2-1, 9-0-1) captured its 15th-straight Big Ten regular season title in a 1-1 draw against 17th-ranked Michigan on Sunday (Oct. 21). Despite being down late in the contest, senior Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) tied it up with five minutes to go in regulation on a penalty kick.

Penn State women's soccer senior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) has been named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday (Aug. 27). Nairn is Penn State's first winner since Maya Hayes last year on Oct. 24.

Penn State women's soccer senior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) and junior forward Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.) have been named Preseason All-Americans by Soccer America, which was announced on Thursday (Aug. 16). Nairn and Hayes were named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List earlier in the week.

Penn State women's soccer junior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) was honored by three separate national entities on Tuesday (Aug. 16) and Wednesday (Aug. 17). Nairn is featured on the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List as well as Soccer America's Preseason All-America roster and TopDrawerSoccer.com's Top 100 Upperclassmen.

Penn State women's soccer sophomore Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) has garnered her first Hermann Trophy Semifinalist nomination. The crafty midfielder is one of 15 national nominees who will be whittled down to four finalists on Dec. 10 for college soccer's equivalent of the Heisman Trophy.

Penn State women's soccer standouts Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) and Tani Costa (Honolulu, Hawaii) were represented on the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Teams of the Year on Thursday. Nairn was a first-team selection, while Costa landed on the All-Rookie Honorable Mention list.